The Art & Science of Bullet CastingForum software by XenForoThu, 22 Feb 2018 04:39:18 +0000Thu, 22 Feb 2018 04:39:18 +0000The Art & Science of Bullet Castinghttp://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php
Casting the NOE 30 XCB for long range shooting.Thu, 22 Feb 2018 04:30:08 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/casting-the-noe-30-xcb-for-long-range-shooting.3494/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/casting-the-noe-30-xcb-for-long-range-shooting.3494/invalid@example.com (waco)wacoA big thanks to Fiver, Ian, and Brad.
I got my new mold in the mail a few days ago. I'm trying to continue the long range shooting out to 500 yards.
My first attempt was with some bullets Lamar sent me. They worked very well. Thank you.

Alloy is 15lbs coww
6 1/2 lbs lino
1/2lb 63/37 Sn/Pb

Bullets were water dropped.

I was very stringent on culling any visual defects and then weight sorting anything out of the "bell curve"

OSHA would shut them down in a heartbeat. No guards, hand safety grips, etc.

Bill]]>7Found an old friend tonight .Thu, 22 Feb 2018 03:49:50 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/found-an-old-friend-tonight.3503/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/found-an-old-friend-tonight.3503/invalid@example.com (RBHarter)RBHarter
It missed being a Victory model by just few months .
It's just one of about a zillion M10s .
Just a homely 38 Special .
It has a fair bit of holster but it's marks are all crisp .

It left the S&W line in the summer of 47' , hung out in the warehouse until some time early in 49' , making it's way to California by 50' and into a law enforcement armory . In 54' it was sold to a soon to be Kern County...

Found an old friend tonight .]]>2Powder coat varietiesThu, 22 Feb 2018 03:26:30 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/powder-coat-varieties.1377/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/powder-coat-varieties.1377/invalid@example.com (Ian)IanI take it that most people who are powder coating their bullets are using the polyester powders with the TGIC cross-linkers. The only drawback that I can see to that is that TGIC is the mother of all carcinogens and without a really, REALLY good mask and extreme care in handling it's really tough to keep from inhaling it. For men who are still trying to father children, (like me), TGIC could be a particularly serious problem.

As a solution to that problem, some kinds of PC have been...

Powder coat varieties]]>96"REAL" experiences of lead poisoning....Thu, 22 Feb 2018 02:13:46 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/real-experiences-of-lead-poisoning.3501/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/real-experiences-of-lead-poisoning.3501/invalid@example.com (Eutectic)EutecticThe "I'm not buying it" thread had some good lead hazard conversation. I thought a thread about personal experiences with lead poisoning would be interesting as well as helpful. I'm not talking about 'you' personally (but that's fine too.) I'm thinking more on the line of real! Something you know for a fact is really fact! I express this because I know much of what is talked about is based on some agenda for some other goal. I'll start..... Please add to the list!

My father went to work at...

"REAL" experiences of lead poisoning....]]>4Ideas for bedding a Ruger #3Thu, 22 Feb 2018 01:55:30 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/ideas-for-bedding-a-ruger-3.3500/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/ideas-for-bedding-a-ruger-3.3500/invalid@example.com (Chris)ChrisRecently bought a 200th year Ruger #3 in .45/70, it's in mint condition. My first single shot.

I have shot about 150 rounds of cast on paper, 3 bullets and 4 powders at varying levels on the mild side of things. Just looking for a decent load at the plinking level and around 14-1500 for hunting. Trying to assess accuracy potential.

Ideas for bedding a Ruger #3]]>16Forgetful!!!!!!Wed, 21 Feb 2018 23:24:03 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/forgetful.3495/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/forgetful.3495/invalid@example.com (KHornet)KHornetAt the first of the year and with the weather less than great for outdoor range shooting in Ne, I decided to Load all of the empty rifle brass that I had on hand. Some 14-1500 rounds later, I figured I was pretty well caught up. Then I discovered 150 308 cases, 65 7x57 cases, 50 7.62x54R cases, 80 8x57 cases. All of these were neck sized, deprimed, and cleaned/tumbled. For the life of me, I can not remember doing that work on so many cases. Had to be a couple of years or more back...

Forgetful!!!!!!]]>10Digital ScalesWed, 21 Feb 2018 23:15:40 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/digital-scales.2968/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/digital-scales.2968/invalid@example.com (358156 hp)358156 hpI'm thinking about giving digital scales another opportunity to displease me. Does anybody have a digital scale that they feel is really working well for them that they're willing to recommend?]]>26NOE neck expander plugsWed, 21 Feb 2018 21:02:43 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/noe-neck-expander-plugs.3487/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/noe-neck-expander-plugs.3487/invalid@example.com (waco)wacoI'm a bit confused(easy to do).....
If I'm sizing bullets for a .308 to .310"
Would this be the proper plug to get?http://noebulletmolds.com/NV/product_info.php?cPath=88&products_id=1152]]>24Lyman MAG 25 melting pot - got one and tried it outWed, 21 Feb 2018 20:53:30 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/lyman-mag-25-melting-pot-got-one-and-tried-it-out.2787/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/lyman-mag-25-melting-pot-got-one-and-tried-it-out.2787/invalid@example.com (Full.lead.taco)Full.lead.tacoDid a video on unboxing, setting it up, and first casts. Someone needs to slap the lyman engineers that designed the mold guide. Gonna see if I can get a design drawn up to have an aluminum shelf cut out and built by NOE. One that just uses a left side stop and indexes off of that side--which is horizontally adjustable to help with centering the wider hollow point molds. Anyways, here is the video:

Sorry, but I ain't buying it.]]>37Recommended letter/number stamps for steel?Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:28:00 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/recommended-letter-number-stamps-for-steel.3493/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/recommended-letter-number-stamps-for-steel.3493/invalid@example.com (Ian)IanI need to stamp some caliber marks on a rifle barrel and am looking for a stamp set up to the task. Been disappointed by some of the cheese-grade sets in the past and am looking for a good brand, preferably 1/8" or thereabouts.]]>15FNG Sayin hiWed, 21 Feb 2018 20:17:19 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/fng-sayin-hi.3498/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/fng-sayin-hi.3498/invalid@example.com (Misfit)MisfitHey now! Just a new guy sayin hi]]>8Savage 99 restification projectWed, 21 Feb 2018 20:12:18 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/savage-99-restification-project.3202/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/savage-99-restification-project.3202/invalid@example.com (Ian)IanIf chopping up a priceless, 99% original, pre-WWI rifle bothers you, fear not. While I'd love to just fix what's there, and have indeed tried, the sewer-pipe, magnetite bore and beat-up wood is just too bad.

While I'm at it, might as well make something I really like, so the replacement barrel will get threaded for a suppressor, profiled down to match the original, and be radiused up to to the thread shoulder at the muzzle end. I might shorten it down a little also, maybe to 18" or so...

Savage 99 restification project]]>252Bench TopWed, 21 Feb 2018 20:08:38 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/bench-top.2029/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/bench-top.2029/invalid@example.com (Tony)TonyIf you were setting up an all new casting and reloading room what would use for your bench top? Has anyone ever considered the epoxy counter tops used on lab equipment?]]>25Stand or sit?Wed, 21 Feb 2018 18:12:48 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/stand-or-sit.2011/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/stand-or-sit.2011/invalid@example.com (Brad)BradI stand when casting. Years back I used a bar stool to sit on but haven't used it in 15 years. My bench is a bit low to bottom pour without leaning back to see the stream enter the cavity. Bench is about perfect for ladle use so I'm happy with it.

My casting area is set up for use standing. I set it up that way since I stand, I didn't let the set up dictate that I stand.

Are you a stander or a sitter? By design or because it works best with your setup?]]>62it's weekend time again.Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:17:21 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/its-weekend-time-again.3422/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/its-weekend-time-again.3422/invalid@example.com (fiver)fivernope this one ain't about the weekend but you can't put worlds dumbest bird in a headline and get any respect around here.
so after watching a few documentary's I have absolutely come to the conclusion that Penguins are the dumbest bird ever.

seriously,,, what other bird walks 200 miles to stand on a ice covered wind swept ridge with an egg on it's foot.
the ones that don't do that live on top of a volcano, a volcano with sides so steep and slippery they can't even walk up it to feed their...

it's weekend time again.]]>9132ACP Sizing DieWed, 21 Feb 2018 15:03:44 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/32acp-sizing-die.3499/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/32acp-sizing-die.3499/invalid@example.com (deltaenterprizes)deltaenterprizesWill a 32ACP sizing die work for 32 S&W Long and 32 H&R Magnum?]]>1Die retention nut drivers for saleWed, 21 Feb 2018 05:49:38 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/die-retention-nut-drivers-for-sale.3302/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/die-retention-nut-drivers-for-sale.3302/invalid@example.com (KeithB)KeithBI've been digging out old stock and found 18 Lyman size (7/8") nut drivers and 19 RCBS size (15/16") nut drivers. They make changing dies on the Lyman 450/4500 much easier and greatly reduce the chance of cross threading. Helpful on the RCBS LAM series also but the RCBS engineers put a coarser pitch thread on their nuts that is less likely to cross thread. The epoxied in ceramic magnet helps retain the nut and the O-ring on the stem retains the nut driver in the ram while allowing it to...

Die retention nut drivers for sale]]>10Ever forget you owned a mould?Wed, 21 Feb 2018 04:24:36 +0000http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/ever-forget-you-owned-a-mould.3381/
http://www.artfulbullet.com/index.php?threads/ever-forget-you-owned-a-mould.3381/invalid@example.com (Brad)BradLooking the other day for a Lee 6 cav mould I opened one up and got a surprise. I forgot I even owned a mould!
A long ago Lee group buy 429421 that casts an honest .432. Got to looking an wow, I even have some of them already sized and lubed kicking around.
Why did I buy the HG 503 from NOE? Because I forgot I owned this mould.
The lubed and sized bullets are getting ready to be mated with 44 special brass and 4.5 gr of Titegroup.